We expect scholars and leaders to be able to effectively communicate with others, and to be able
to teach. Students can take coursework related to teaching and engage in a teaching mentorship with
a faculty mentor. During the mentorship, students practice didactic, interactive and experiential
teaching strategies in classroom settings. They also learn approaches to other forms of knowledge
dissemination such as presentations and writing papers for publications.
Teaching involves a conceptual understanding of how people learn and the ability to translate
this understanding into constructing and delivering learning opportunities to diverse audiences.
Formal coursework on social work education and funded teaching mentorships allow doctoral students
the opportunity to develop knowledge of the history and current context of social work education
and skills in educational program design, curriculum development, and the delineation and
assessment of educational objectives. Due to considerable teaching experiences as teaching
assistants as well as adjunct faculty, doctoral students typically leave the program with a
teaching portfolio that can be used as a foundation for employment applications and interviews.
Students have an opportunity to participate in university-wide UCITE (University Center for
Innovations in Teaching Excellence). We hope that second and third year students are hired as
adjuncts to teach in our master's program.
During the Fall 2007 Semester, our doctoral students are teaching the following masters
courses:
- Adult Psychopathology (SSBT 548)
- Community and Social Development Perspectives (SASS 534)
- Family Systems Interventions (SSWM 517)
- Human Development I - Children and Adolescents (SASS 440)
- Human Development II - Adults (SASS 441)
- Social Work with People who Have Serious Mental Illness (SSWM 575)
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